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inceptive

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in sep′tiv)

in•cep•tive (in sep′tiv),USA pronunciation adj.

beginning;
initial.
Grammar(of a derived verb, or of an aspect in verb inflection) expressing the beginning of the action indicated by the underlying verb, as Latin verbs in -scō, which generally have inceptive force, as calēscō "become or begin to be hot'' from caleō "be hot.''

n. [Gram.]

Grammarthe inceptive aspect.
Grammara verb in this aspect.

Late Latin inceptīvus. See incept, -ive
1605–15

in•cep′tive•ly, adv.

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inceptive /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ adj

beginning; incipient; initial
Also called: inchoative denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages used to indicate the beginning of an action

the inceptive aspect of verbs

inˈceptively adv

'inceptive' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

-escent - inchoative - -ish - rejuvenescent - reminiscent

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